Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1887-03-19
HOUSE BILL NO. 90.
An Act 10 Amend the School Law Of
Observation-Disclosures by White.

" Of the territory Of Montana:
SECTION /. That chapter Lv of the
fifth Division Of the Revised Statues of
the school law Of Montana be. and the
same is. hereby amended to read as fol-
lows:
Sec. 1890. It shall be the duty of the
superintendent of public instruction to
travel in the different counties Of the ter
ritory where common schools are taught,
50 far as possible, without neglecting his
other official duties, during at least three
months in each year, for the purpose OF
visiting schools, Of consulting with county
superintendent and addressing public as
semblies on subjects pertaining to public
schools; and his necessary travelling eX-
fenses. not exceeding the sum Of five
hundred dollars in any year, shall be
paid out of any funds in the treasury not
otherwise appropriated.
Sec. 1907. The county superintendent
shall have power, and it shall be his duty:
First. To visit each school in his county
at least once d year.
Second. To distribute promptly all re-
ports, laws, forms, circulars and instruct
ions which he may receive for the use Of
school officers and teachers from The SUI
p~er1ntendent Of public instruction.
Third. To report to the superintendent
Of public instruction annually on CT before
the first day Of December for the school
year ending August 31st next preceding,
such statistics as may be required of him.
Fourth. To enforce the course Of study
adopted by the territorial superintendent
of public instruction.
Fifth. To enforce the rules and regula-
tions requiredin the examination of teach
ers.
Sixth to keep on file and preserve in his
office the biennial report Of the superin-
sendent of public instruction.
NSevssth. To keep in a good and we'll
bound book, to be furnished by the coun
~ commissioners, a record Of his official
acts.
Eighth. To carefully preserve all re-
ports Of school officers and teachers, and,
at the close Of his term Of office. deliver to
his successor all records, books, documents
and papers belonging to the office, taking
a receipt for the same, which shall be filed
in the Office of the county clerk.
Sec. 100. The county superintendent
shall have power, and it shall be his duty,
to appoint trustees to I'll vacancies in any
district arising from failure to elect at the
proper time, resignation or other causes,
and in the organization Of new districts,
until the next annual district election.
Provided that when a new district IS Or
ganized, such trustees of the old district
.rict shall be trustees in the new district
and the vacancies in the old district shall
not be filled by appointment until the next
annual district election.
Sec. 110S. An annual meeting for the
election of trustee, or trustees, shall be
held in each district on the first Saturday
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house, if there be me-, and if there be
none, at a place designated by the board
of trustees. The term of all trustees now
holding office shall expire upon the cleo
ton and qualification of their successors.
The trustees shall post written notices of
election, specifying the day, time and
place of meeting, in at least three public
places in the district, one of which shall
be the school house, if there be one, at
least (15) days previous to the time Of
meeting, and in addition to posting such
written notices the trustees shall cause
the same to be published in some news
paper in the district or if there be no
newspaper in the district then in some
newspaper printed in the county. All
elections shall be held by ballot and the
trustees shall have power to determine the
hours during which the polls shall be kept
open, having giving due notice thereof in
the posted and printed notices Of election.
Every person, without regard to sex, who
is over twenty-one years of age, and a tax
able inhabitant of the district, shall be en-
titled to vote. Any person Offering to vote
may be challenged by any legally qualif-
ed voter of the district, and the chairman
of the board Of trustees shall thereon adj
minister to the person challenged, an oath
in substance as follows: "You do swear
Tor affirm that you are a citizen Of the
United States. or have declared your in
tention of becoming such, that you are
t%wenty-one years of age, according to the
best of your Information and belief, that